title: Notes on the scorpions (Arachnida, Scorpiones) from Xizang with the redescription of Scorpiops jendeki Kovařík, 2000 (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae) from Yunnan (China).
abstract: Until now, there are 26 scorpion species of 7 genera of 5 families recorded in Xizang (China). Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet) is the scorpion biodiversity richest area in China (53 scorpion species of 12 genera of 5 families), also the highest altitude habitat of scorpions in the world. We present information of type specimens, an identification key of the scorpion species from Xizang, the distribution, updated feature pictures, and discussion on the disputed species. The redescriptions of Scorpiops jendeki Kovařík, 2000 (Yunnan) and Scorpiops tibetanus Hirst, 1911 (Xizang), comments and feature figures of species of genus Scorpiops are provided for identification.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Di
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Yingliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wenxin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: Scorpions; Scorpiops; Tibet; Xizang; checklist; key; taxonomy